Tour Scotland photograph of the William M. Cowan, of the Massachusetts Infantry, gravestone in the cemetery by the cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland. One of the interesting aspects of the Cathedral is the cemetery surrounding it. Of particular interest to Americans may be one memorial marked for " William M Cowan, Massachusetts Infantry who died in Camp Readville US American in defence of the Union against the rebellion, April 1864 Aged 47 Years, " The memorial poses several interesting "mysteries". The inscription is interesting in that there is no Camp Readville. Readville is a town in Massachusetts where Camp Meigs was located. None of the records available show a William M Cowan, or William McCowan, which may be the name on the memorial. There is seems to be no information available either on who built the memorial or why it was built where it stands.
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